male sims 2 skins--or the lack thereof

[mglp]

Why is there always around 100 times more custom content for female sims than male sims? Where are the male sims 2 skins?

peace

[mAster_Inept]

seems like it...its also prevalent in a lot of games...lucky for those pathetic guys who ogle at them then...(we are gamers after all).

[KatAnubis]

Why is there always around 100 times more custom content for female sims than male sims? Where are the male sims 2 skins?

peace If you look at what is available in the real life stores, you'll find the same lack of variety. Men just don't have the same range of clothing options as women in real life any more than in the game.

[Sadie]

Just think about it... How many more females play The Sims 2 more than guys?
Girls tend to make "girl" clothing, because it's easier, and more fun.
Usually teen girls get the most custom creations. (I make teen girls more often than anything else)
It's just the way it is. Not many guys like to make clothing and get all detailed, like us, girls. You guys are just different. Lol. :p

[mglp]

I would make clothing if I could just figure it out... lol

[Sadie]

Exactly... Guys are clueless when it comes to custom content! :p

[ManagerJosh]

I resent that statement! I'm not clueless..

[Sadie]

Well then your not the typical guy.. :p

Your special.. ;)

[mglp]

Well, the problem is not the making of custom content, (I'm going to politely ignore your smear.) it's making the package file. All of my sims are wearing clothing that reflects my life; I just am not currently sure how to share them. Any pointers?

peace

[Michael]

Exactly... Guys are clueless when it comes to custom content! :p
In Sims1, quite a few of the most talented designers of clothing and hair-styles were men. Jerome (WDS or 7DS, I can't remember) is one name in particular that was very talented indeed - the maker of many of the meshes that enabled more elaborate clothing designs by less talented makers.

And most of the custom animation content from TS1 was made by the guys.

As for myself, I do lots of content creation, but never clothes.

So, your comment is not only insulting, it is ignorant.

[ManagerJosh]

Jerome is from SimFreaks :p

[Michael]

Jerome is from SimFreaks :p
I stand corrected. Its been a few years since I've done any Sims1 downloading.

Anyway, I was just trying to give the name of one of the most notable Sims1 custom content creators and Jerome was the first name that came to mind. There are indeed countless others worthy of equal praise, though I remember Jerome mostly for his amazing custom mesh work.

[ManagerJosh]

Don't forget about Trent from TheSCUK.com

[HelloKit]

Well, the problem is not the making of custom content, (I'm going to politely ignore your smear.) it's making the package file. All of my sims are wearing clothing that reflects my life; I just am not currently sure how to share them. Any pointers?Just make a sim in Body Shop wearing the clothes you want to share, and package it out to a file or to the Exchange.

[Sadie]

So what, I may be wrong... but there are more female custom clothing artists, than men. Take a look at The Sims Resource... almost all of there best featured artists are women. Same for many other sites. I may have false statements, but am I right on this one?

I'm 13, yes I make mistakes, obviously. (Don't under-estimate me.. your wrong, if you try to say I'm too young to understand.).. But I know there are more female artists than men!
I'm only 13 and I can make awesome clothing! Well, I don't know about awesome, but they're still great!
:eek: I'm not this argumental all of the time.. Only girls would know the reason, they go through it. No I'm not trying to get detailed. :eek:

[ManagerJosh]

mind sharing with us some of your work? :D

[Michael]

Don't forget about Trent from TheSCUK.comI am SimMichael from the SCUK forums, so yes, I know about Trent as well.

As for Sadie's response, suffice it to say that age thing is no real surprise.

[BrynHilde]

Whoa, what's with the 'bash the girl' mentality! o_O

I would share my custom clothing, but it tends to be unique clothing that most people wouldn't understand... so to speak. Example my university hoodie! Being from New Zealand I don't think any of you have heard of CIT, where I went to study...

Anyway I suppose when I get to more 'standard' custom content then I'll share it with you all...

[mglp]

Whoa, what's with the 'bash the girl' mentality! o_O
The first flame was delivered againt men.


Guys are clueless when it comes to custom content! :p
The rest of this thread is sort of a defense. Anyways, thanks Sadie for hijacking my thread. Bryn Hilde, I'd encourage you to still post your clothing. You never know who might be interested to see it (*raises hand*)

peace

[ManagerJosh]

Hey post your work! Just because its culturally different doesn't give you an excuse to not post! I happen to like a variety in selection and culturally :)

[zydeco]

I can't quite find the right place to post this..hope this is okay. I really don't have a desire to make stuff but I could use some clothing options for guys. With all the UFO stuff and odd career reward contraptions on TS2 I'd like some more stereotypical geeky clothes. Science and medical fields seem to work well so I need lab coats and shirts with pocket protectors. T-shirts that have some sci-fi themes or mathematical formulas. A few more formal options that appear to have been picked by someone color blind! lol Tweed jackets and holey sweaters. I'd really like some round frame glasses for guys. Since that's not an option on the game itself except for girls, can they be made for guys? How about glasses with tape on the bridge like they are broken? Hair that looks like Einstein's for a mad scientist look. I just wanted those that enjoy creating clothing to do stuff other than cool or good looking things. I don't have a clue what all is possible though.

[J. M. Pescado]

Why is there always around 100 times more custom content for female sims than male sims? Where are the male sims 2 skins?
A quick perusal of my wardrobe suggests that this situation may mirror reality. I have about 3 different suits. Actually, I have many suits of clothes, but only 3 of them are actually DIFFERENT. The rest are the same as the others. Probably because I buy things in bulk, cuz it's cheaper. Besides, sorting trying to find pairs of socks that match is a pain in the butt, so I just buy 800 pairs of identical socks. Some are subsequently conscripted for nefarious purposes and are never actually worn as socks. Such is the life of identical socks.

From what I've seen, this is definitely not the case for women.

It also should be noted that men's magazines contain pictures of women, while women's magazines also contain pictures of women. Clearly, there's a deeply ingrained bias that goes deeper than just The Sims. Probably because men are much less concerned with their appearances, because the attractiveness of men is determined more by how much money they have, than how they necessarily look. A supremely annoying thing, I might point out.

Fortunately, at least TS2 gave us a fairly decent collection of ugly suits!

[Pixie]

Finally, an intelligent response.... :)

[ManagerJosh]

I think not by how much money, but how good you look without your shirt, and how cute you are in the face.

[J. M. Pescado]

I think not by how much money, but how good you look without your shirt, and how cute you are in the face.No, that's how we men often choose women. That's definitely not how it works for women seeking men. Because I look like a horrendous mass of scar tissue, and my ugly, hairy mug rightly terrifies children, but the women are frequently undiscouraged. And not for lack of trying. Even my repulsive body odor is insufficient to scare them all off.

[KatAnubis]

Hey post your work! Just because its culturally different doesn't give you an excuse to not post! I happen to like a variety in selection and culturally :)
Oh, good point. Maybe "different" is just what someone is looking for.

I just finished reading about 5 fashion magazines. (All I could find at the grocery store when I "got the bug" to go looking.) It's *really* hard to find photos of men's fashions in the fashion magazines. I suspect that this contributes to the lack of men's fashions in the custom content.

I thought of one of my favorite TS1 places to get men's wear (and celebrity faces): SimsGoGoGo. I hated the download time on the site itself (one of the hazards of dialup service), but I loved the clothes. They seemed so real and trendy.

[PkmnDb]

Okay. Since so many of you claim to be good at creating Sims 2 skins, I offer a request for those of you who would like to test your skills and satisfy my needs. For male sims there is an everyday full-suit skin that has a big leather black trenchcoat, a black t-shirt and black pants. For females there are three everyday suits that feature a spiked collar and spiked bracelets. I need the collar and bracelets on the trenchcoat suit, and the following design on the t-shirt.

http://logo.cafepress.com/0/245.226280.jpg

[MZB]

hummm

what's going on here?:D

[MZB]

um there are alot of men clothing out their and men clothing designers like damon dash for roca rear clothing (also for women), p diddy with sean jhon, then you got tommy helfigir(i guess that's how you spell it), old navy, fubu(ll cool j use to war that alot), shago by bowwow, but anyways im sure there's more out there i just can't think of them right now but if you look in magazines like vibe or jet im sure they have alot of male fashion clothing in there or anyother magazine besides oprah's O mag.


if none of that made since oh well im sure somebody got what i was sayin:D

[Sadie]

Just go ahead and bash on me.. Gah! XP :p

Anyways, if you want to see my creations, join my group.. *Wink wink* :)

[KatAnubis]

I can't quite find the right place to post this..hope this is okay. I really don't have a desire to make stuff but I could use some clothing options for guys. With all the UFO stuff and odd career reward contraptions on TS2 I'd like some more stereotypical geeky clothes. Science and medical fields seem to work well so I need lab coats and shirts with pocket protectors. T-shirts that have some sci-fi themes or mathematical formulas. A few more formal options that appear to have been picked by someone color blind! lol Tweed jackets and holey sweaters. I'd really like some round frame glasses for guys. Since that's not an option on the game itself except for girls, can they be made for guys? How about glasses with tape on the bridge like they are broken? Hair that looks like Einstein's for a mad scientist look. I just wanted those that enjoy creating clothing to do stuff other than cool or good looking things. I don't have a clue what all is possible though.
I've had adult Sim males who could wear the round glasses which had been customized. For some reason, they are always black, even though they are various colors for the women as well as the younger set, male and female.

As to the sci-fi and mathematically themed shirts, I've already got quite a collection of them from various sites. (Please don't ask me which ones. I have no clue which came from where. However, goth and heavy rock/metal seem to be much more common.)

Taped glasses and pocket protectors would be fun. Unfortunately, the .bmp for the glasses doesn't give you any clue as to what part is bridge and what is rim or ear piece. It seems to wrap completely around the glasses too, which is weird. (I've thought about doing a color coding with dots to see which colored dot ends up where, but I've got so many other things I want to do, like just plain play, that I don't get to doing it.)

As to the hair, some of the "moused" ones look just like some of my geeky computer friends (especially after they've been Runequesting or Warhammer40King for more than a few hours.)